Central Board of Film Certification

Central Board of Film Certification

Formation	15 January 1951; 73 years ago (1951-01-15)
Purpose	Film certification
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Region served	India
Chairman	Prasoon Joshi
Chief Executive Officer	Smita Vats Sharma
Parent organisation	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Website	cbfcindia.gov.in
Formerly called	Central Board of Film Censors (1952–1983)

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952."^[1] The Cinematograph Act 1952 outlines a strict certification process for commercial films shown in public venues. Films screened in cinemas and on television may only be publicly exhibited in India after certification by the board and edited.